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Blood Will Out

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In this third book in the series, can Moretti and Falla solve a mysterious case of vampirism?
While investigating the apparent suicide of a hermit, Detective Inspector Ed Moretti and his partner, Liz Falla, of the Guernsey Police have to deal with what seems to be an outbreak of vampirism. Can the threat be real? Or is it something possibly provoked by Hugo Shawcross, who is writing a play about vampires for a local theatre group, and who narrowly escapes becoming the first victim?

As the investigation unfolds, links begin to emerge between the hermit's death, the play in progress, and the tangled lives of one of the Channel Islands' most prestigious families. With the dubious help of island witches, and the distraction of his partner's seductive aunt, Moretti employs all his deductive skills to see where the truth lies. Is it to be found among the clues about vampirism and the living dead that present themselves? Or is it buried deep in the past among hidden motives of sex, love, and obsession? The pressure is on Moretti and Falla to uncover the real reason before the attacker strikes again.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      October 15, 2012
      At the start of Canadian author Downie’s rote second mystery set on the island of Guernsey (after 2011’s Daggers and Men’s Smiles), Bernard Masterson, a bullet hole in his forehead, lies on his bed on his opulent yacht, apparently shot from a distance, perhaps by a marksman. Det. Insp. Ed Moretti and his partner, Det. Sgt. Liz Falla, soon discover that Masterson, an international arms dealer of dubious legality, had any number of people who might have wanted him dead. The subsequent murder of Masterson’s bodyguard suggests that whatever purpose the killer had in shooting Masterson, that person’s quest is not yet finished. This gray procedural, as gloomy as the channel weather, will appeal more to armchair travelers than to mystery buffs, who may be reminded of Ngaio Marsh on an off day. Agent: Bill Hanna, Acacia House.

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